Nightmares come in many forms. Some rend the veil of sleep with heart-stopping madness. Others defy sanity to leave a helpless corner of your mind twitching for release. Sometimes, hours after waking, a nightmare drifts across your memory, tainting your day with wisps of discomfort. NIGHTMARES UNHINGED reveals horror in all its mutable forms-abject to absurd-through twenty tales of terror.

"Poe, Lovecraft, King-step aside for the new kids on the block who bring goose bump horrorand pit-of-the-stomach dread to stories of the modern world and the future. Ebola in theheartland, an Iraq veteran with a problem, a high school bully who gets his due, a librarian withan exclusive clientele, a far-future alien race that delights in cruelty-the stories inNightmaresUnhingeddeliver creepy surprises, sweat-inducing fear and chilling revulsion. These are stories bymasters at their peak, stories you will still be thinking about long after you've laid down thebook."-JESS TREVIO, director of Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Babylon Five

"The sheep you so desperately count into slumber are about to sharpen their teeth, burrow into your brain and infest your dreams."-MARK HENRY, author of Battle of the Network Zombies"What is fear? It is many different things for each individual. What Joshua Viola has done in this anthology is touch on every exposed nerve one might have. Like a master chef in his kitchen, Viola manages to put together a delicious dish of 'Macabre Under Glass.' Some of the dishes may be challenging and new to your palette, but it is a many splendored meal with each course displaying its own variety of flavors. It was truly satisfying and yet, now, I am hungry for more even though I have aterrible time sleeping with such a full belly."-JONATHAN TIERSTEN, actor Sleepaway Camp

"With a delicious story for seemingly every fear, Nightmares Unhinged features a treasure of writers-both established and rising-who know how to peel away all layers of protection and dig into your deepest phobias. These stories will leave you fascinated, vulnerable, and truly considering leaving your bedroom light on at night. If you are looking for short story horror at its creative peak, Nightmares Unhinged is a must-read."-CARTER WILSON, author of The Comfort of Black

"This collection of chills by Colorado authors takes a retro, Twilight Zone approach to horror and offers it in a distinctly Western mood. There's a nostalgia to this book's type of creepy; fans of old-fashioned, midnight horror will enjoy. Best read after dark."-STANT LITORE, author of The Zombie Bible

"Get ready for blood, terror and the unexpected in Nightmares Unhinged, a devilish anthology from a cast of superb writers."-MIKE BEFELER, author of Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse and The Paul Jacobson Geezer-Lit Mystery Series

"Recommended doses of terrific and terrifying tales,Nightmares Unhingedis the perfect remedy for feeling just a little too cozy and secure."-J.L. ABRAMO, award-winning author of Gravesend